Dimitris P. Kraniotis – Spears that hurt

Kraniotis LE P&W 4 Nov-Dec 2024

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Live Encounters Poetry & Writing Volume Four November-December 2024

Spears that hurt, poems by Dimitris P. Kraniotis.


Spears that hurt

Part I

The night laughed at me
As I wanted to steal the stars
And hope spread out
Of strength, of feeling
The threat of victory

And I fought with dreams
Chasing nightmares
Of midday
Chasing words of joy
That became spears

I didn’t want to say
How I saw the end
How I forgot the smile
Of a new beginning


Spears that hurt

Part II

Wounds I don’t feel
How much they hurt
I watch them filling
Me, you
And the truth of motion
The truth of the brake
Didn’t laugh when I sang
The phrase of a hymn

Not a word, silence
And sure notes
That became spears
That drowned me in forests
With pools of wind
That turned a word
Like the hand of a clock
Back in time

Yes, the solution dazzles me
And I’m hoping for a dead end
Yes, memory melts me
And I can feel my breath
Burning, freezing me
A spear full of tears
A spear full of courage


Spears that hurt

Part III

I didn’t grow old even though I wanted to
To drink the laughter
I didn’t laugh in vain
At the top of life
As if I was told it wasn’t my fault
For the tomorrow of now

And the tension spread
Of anxiety, of sacrifice
And I hated the excesses
The mistakes, the promises
And I hated and loved
Spears that hurt me


© Dimitris P. Kraniotis

Dimitris P. Kraniotis was born in 1966 in Larissa Prefecture in central Greece and he grew up in Stomio (Larissa). He studied Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He lives in Larissa (Greece) and works as a medical doctor (internal medicine specialist with MSc). He is the author of 11 poetry books: “Traces” (Greece 1985), “Clay Faces” (Greece 1992), “Fictitious Line” (Greece 2005), “Dunes” (Romania 2007), “Endogram” (Greece 2010), “Edda” (Romania 2010), “Illusions” (Romania 2010), “Leaves Vowels” (Italy 2017), “Tie of Public Decency” (Greece 2018), “Minus one” (Spain 2022) & “Wrinkles in the coffee” (Greece 2024). Also he is the Editor-in-chief of the anthology “World Poetry 2011” (205 poets from 65 countries). His poems have been translated in 36 languages & published in many countries. He participated in International Poetry Festivals. He is Doctor of Literature, Academician in Italy, President of the 22nd World Congress of Poets (UPLI), President of the World Poets Society (WPS), Director of the Mediterranean Poetry Festival (Larissa, Greece), Chairman of the Writers for Peace Committee of PEN Greece and member of World Poetry Movement (WPM), Poets of the Planet (POP), Hellenic Literary Society, National Society of Greek Literary Writers, etc. His official website: https://www.dimitriskraniotis.com/

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